Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is sharing an honest look at the difficult road to recovery after a devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 41-year-old athlete posted a new Instagram video showing her slowly working through rehabilitation after undergoing multiple surgeries to save her injured leg.
The emotional update, shared on Thursday, captured Vonn pushing herself through physical therapy and upper-body workouts. In the footage, she carefully lifts weights, strengthens her core, and even manages to stand up from a wheelchair to place some weight on her bandaged leg.
The video, set to the song “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” by Travis Tritt, offered fans a raw but hopeful look at her recovery journey.
indsey Vonn of Team United States in action during the Downhill Training of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/VOIGT/GettyImages
“Definitely some hard times but still thankful… still working hard,” Vonn wrote in the caption. “The only goal is to get healthy. One day at a time.”
The message reflects the reality she has faced since the frightening accident during the women’s downhill event at the Milan Cortina Games on Feb. 8. Just 13 seconds into her run, Vonn clipped a gate and crashed hard, forcing emergency responders to airlift her to a hospital in Treviso, Italy.
View this post on InstagramDoctors later confirmed she suffered a complex tibia fracture in her left leg, an injury that required several operations and an intense recovery process.
Lindsey Vonn's Recovery Journey After Olympic Crash
Since the accident, Vonn has openly documented her healing process on social media, giving fans regular updates on both the physical and emotional challenges.
After the crash, surgeons performed four procedures in an effort to stabilize and save her leg. At one point, doctors feared the damage could be even more serious after she developed compartment syndrome, a dangerous condition where swelling builds up in muscles and cuts off blood flow.
In a previous update, Vonn explained how her longtime physician played a critical role in saving her leg.
View this post on Instagram“Dr. Tom Hackett saved my leg. He saved my leg from being amputated,” she said emotionally. “He did what’s called a fasciotomy, where he cut open both sides of my leg and kind of filleted it open… let it breathe and he saved me.”
The procedure helped relieve the dangerous pressure inside her leg and prevented further tissue damage.
Even after leaving the hospital weeks later, the recovery remained overwhelming. Vonn admitted that the mental side of healing has been just as difficult as the physical pain.
“Had a pretty hard day yesterday, everything just really hit me hard and I broke down,” she shared in another video update. “I know there will be a lot of days like this… the internal mental battle has just begun but moments like this help me so much.”
Still, the three-time Olympic medalist is determined to keep moving forward. Her rehabilitation plan is expected to be long. Vonn explained that she hopes to move from a wheelchair to crutches within weeks, but full healing could take much longer.
View this post on Instagram“Now I will focus on rehab and progressing from a wheelchair to crutches in a few weeks,” she wrote previously. “It will take around a year for all of the bones to heal and then I will decide if I want to take out all the metal or not, and then go back into surgery and finally fix my ACL.”
Despite the painful recovery, Vonn has made it clear she does not regret competing in the Olympics.
View this post on Instagram“My Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would,” she said after the accident. “While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets.”
She added that standing in the start gate was still a powerful moment she will always remember.
“I also knew that racing was a risk… I tried. I dreamt. I jumped.”
As Vonn continues to recover, support from fans and fellow athletes has poured in online. Among those sending encouragement was NBA superstar LeBron James, who commented on her Instagram post with a message of motivation.
“You Got This!! Small thing to a GIANT!! ????. LFG!! ???,” the NBA star wrote.
Each small step, from standing up with support to lifting weights again, is part of a much larger comeback story. And for now, as she reminded fans in her latest update, the focus is simple: getting stronger one day at a time.
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